I started playing Minecraft in late 2009, and got into modding in early 2011 (remember Risugami's ModLoader, lol?). People found it hard to install mods, and after some searching, I found hMod, and discovered server side development. And, eventhough things were extremely basic back then, it sparked something in me; and the rest is history.
I officially retired from offering Minecraft related services in 2025.
I guess I finally placed my last block...
Originally posted Wed, 23rd April 2025
To whoever's reading this,
You probably don't know me, you've probably never heard of me, and I'm not as popular as I once was. I peaked, and I needed to come to terms with the fact that time waits for no man, and that the community will continue thriving, with or without me.
If you're curious, I used to run some of the largest YouTuber and Creator owned Minecraft server networks. Not only that, but I helped a ton of Minecraft (and, at a later stage, Roblox) creators make better videos by providing them with custom assets, amongst many other things. I was also a Resource Staff member at SpigotMC, the creators of the Spigot Minecraft server software, and the team behind the continuation of Bukkit for a while; after the whole DMCA incident.
If you remember Minecraft Monday, I helped develop that, too. Oh, and I guess I helped Minecraft server owners get direct contact with Mojang, by co-founding the Server Lounge. I used to Tweet a lot, and my posts would go somewhat viral in the little niche I was in, and I had quite the impact on a fair few things; I even helped provide a list of PvP related changes directly from the PvP community to Mojang during the Combat Test phase. Nothing came from it, as it seems that experiment was silently phased out. But, who knows, maybe in the future something will come from it!
Most of my work has been indirectly archived, due to me posting on the forums, open sourcing my code, and just not deleting old projects, posts, etc. I actually have the #1 Google search result for various variations of "how to advertise a Minecraft server", which is kind of cool!
My interest in Minecraft and servers faded, which is normal after nearly 1.5 decades! But, I'll forever love and treasure this game, the memories I have, the people I met and the projects I created. It's been a huge part of my life! It was my first ever job after graduating high school in 2015 (yes, I'm old), and it led me on to amazing other creative ventures, and I'm forever grateful!
Maybe one day I'll return, who knows what the future holds…